Keith Alan Dees
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Police Officer

Keith Alan Dees

Houston Police Department — Houston, TX
Accident
End of Watch March 7, 2002
Age 45
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Keith Dees was killed in a motorcycle accident at approximately 2100 hours while on patrol.

He was driving on I-45 when his motorcycle struck the back of a car that was stopped in the middle lane of the highway. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Dees had served with the Houston Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Dees gave the Houston Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dees.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hpd.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 7, 2002
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Keith Alan Dees is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Houston Police Department, 29 of 117 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this agency's fallen.

Houston Police Department
29
of 117 officers
24.8% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Keith Alan Dees's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Keith Alan Dees Compares

Age at Death
45
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Keith Alan Dees is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location